Author: Barry Jaeger
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LVIS reaches Paris ahead of Froome
It’s a little known fact that Barry once rode from London to Paris overnight for a secret rendez-vous with his French mistress…
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Oh, the Other L.V.I.S. The East Hampton Star
Marcus and Kirsty making the news over in the US http://www.easthamptonstar.com/Sports/2013501/Oh-Other-LVIS
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LVIS Audax Article – AUK
A little belated but the AUK magazine had some photos of the world-famous 2013 LVIS Audax – click for the full size version
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Clevedon Aquathlon
A bit of purple and gold in the Evening Post from the Clevedon Aquathlon last week. Neil and Jon are the two swimmers getting cosy in the lake photo though sadly we weren’t allowed to sport our LVIS swim caps
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BCBR – Day 7
Despite John’s injuries (see BCBR Day 6) he decided to keep riding and finished off the race: I rode the last day of the race in the end. Started dead last with my seat post at full TT height to minimise the bending required of my right leg and gingerly set off after the hordes.…
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BCBR – Day 6
BCBR day 6 and we’re in Squamish, home of extreme sports in Canada and some ace trails. The usual start to the day and the race. climbing out of Squamish on tarmac, soon followed by singletrack climbing interspersed by gravel roads, the latter being in full sunlight and baking hot. Interspersed with the climbs were…
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BCBR – Day 5
Another splendid day of MTBing on the BCBR today. Cooler temperatures and an early start made the initial climbing from sea level to aid station one at just over 300m bearable although the predominantly gravel surface was utterly forgettable. Onto some fresh singletrack for yet more climbing and the legs were really starting to feel…
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BCBR – Day 4
Day 4 started with the usual gorgefest of a breakfast and a bus ride to the ferry terminal at Saltery Bay taking about 30 mins and providing views of the spectacular mountains, forest and shoreline. Dom and I were one of the lucky few to get out of breakfast early and onto the second bus which meant…
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LVIS World Tour
Some time ago (December 2011) Warren and his wife started a bike tour. I’ve just had an update and he’s still at it:
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BCBR – Day 3
John W and Dom are racing the BCBR over the next few days: [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNX-UgoWTCI&feature=youtube_gdata_player] BCBR day 3 has turned out to be a good one! Fabulous breakfast at Campbell Ri followed by a ferry ride to get to Powell Ri for the start of stage 3. School busses dropped us at the ferry terminal and…